AM - Burlington VT - Did 1st relay leg (3.3mi) with Bill Lord. Our first leg runner couldn't go due to plantar facscitis. Found Bill at start and jogged with him and then bid him good luck on his long trek. Then did legs 4 & 5 of the relay...about 10.7mi at ~6:48 pace. Started out conservatively at ~7:00 pace. When I found out I was feeling pretty good I brought the pace down a bit. Last 10K was probably around 6:45 pace although there was some elevation drop. Did these legs last year and was 35-40secs faster. Overall...this is good because I thought I had slipped quite a bit more. It's evident the very easy training...often walk/jog stuff...is not costing me anything in fitness and may be helping. So that's good.

Our "Fox Lane +1" team did right around 4 hours...about 7 mins faster than last year. They had us in the "Mixed Grand Mountaineering Division." Kind of says it all...hee hee. We were 2nd in the division...out of the 4 teams who managed to get their tired butts to the finish line.